Trump Weighs Declaring National Housing Emergency, Bessent Says
Workers at a home under construction in Tucson, Arizona.
Photographer: Rebecca Noble/BloombergTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration may declare a national housing emergency this fall as the White House looks to highlight key issues for midterm campaign voters.
“We’re trying to figure out what we can do, and we don’t want to step into the business of states, counties, and municipal governments,” Bessent told the Washington Examiner. “We may declare a national housing emergency in the fall.”